Parenting Quote by John Irving

“Without differentiating from parents or caretakers we may never succeed in living our own lives.”

— Lisa Firestone

“ALL FAMILIES INVENT THEIR PARENTS AND CHILDREN, GIVE each of them a story, character, fate, and even a language.”

— Edward Said

“People will deem certain new ideas impossible, until they become part of everyday life.”

— Roger Spitz

“Children can be too hard on their parents, until they learn themselves how hard life can be.”

— David Clement-Davies

“By trying to make things easier for their children, parents can make things much harder for them.”

— Mardy Grothe

“People don’t invent things on the Internet. They simply expand on an idea that already exists.”

— Nick Bilton

“This is what amazes me: that people are new every day. That they are never the same. You must always invent them, and they…

— Lauren Oliver

“The best thing parents can do for their children is allow them to be who they were born to be.”

— Nancy Arroyo Ruffin

“cultivation of a willingness to defy, debunk, or just plain old disappoint one’s parents, that is the absolute precondition, now more than ever, for…

— Julie Lythcott-Haims

“Our parents gave us false inspiration about life, but one day you will find out why they did.”

— Jamile

“Life is unfair and there are winners and losers, regardless of how much overprotective parents attempt to shield their offspring from reality.”

— Jen Lancaster

“At a certain age our parents offhandedly start telling us things we’ve never heard before, about themselves and their families, their upbringing and history.…

— Tim Kreider